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angrychair

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14. Exactly what I came to say

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #5)

Tue May 19, 2026, 07:58 PM

17 hrs ago

Unless the AG suddenly got pardon power that isn't how any of this works.

I mean Mango Mussolini can pardon himself I guess, which I assume he will do, but the AG cannot pardon anyone.

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